Save the Dates: July 14, July 21, and August 12
The NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center and its
partner the Delmarva Space Sciences Foundation, will
kick-off the Astronomy and Night Sky Summer Series at
Assateague Island, Virginia starting Thursday, July 14.
Each event will begin with an Astronomy 101
presentation at the Chincoteague National Wildlife
Refuge Herbert H. Bateman Education Center Auditorium
at 7:30 p.m. followed by night sky observations through
telescopes and binoculars located at the north end of
beach parking lot #1.
Discover the night sky through observations of Saturn,
Jupiter, Mars, Earth’s Moon, clusters and galaxies. The
series will continue on Thursday, July 21 and Friday,
August 12. The Perseid meteor shower will be the focus
of the event on August 12 when it is at its peak.
This series is a collaboration between Assateague Island
National Seashore, Chincoteague National Wildlife
Refuge, Delmarva Space Sciences Foundation, and the
NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center.
The event is free and open to the public. The Astronomy
101 presentation will occur regardless of weather,
however, the telescope viewing is subject to
cancellation due to inclement weather. Park entrance
fees apply.
